# Incident 19940427011659I: Mooney M20J, Ithaca, NY, April 27, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1994, 12:30 local time
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Tompkins County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201RJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201RJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 250 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940427011659I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT INADVERTENTLY HIT LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SWITCH TAXIING TO RAMP. GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N201RJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870111024369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870111024369I), Jan 11, 1987: Mooney M20J (N201RJ), Plainville, CT, Minor damage. Failed to maintain runway heading after an early lift off in gusty crosswind. Gear struck snowbank beside runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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